Chapter 58: I Drink Myself [4K]
“Wait, can you explain to me what ‘particularly intense’ means?” Jumeng could no longer hold back and asked Luxianbei about her confusion.
“After I finish, I can make a decision on whether to let you stay here, take you back, or bring you to Peach Spring and find a place to lock you up.”
As the saying goes, “A person’s wine quality shows a person’s character.”
Jumeng wasn’t sure how Luxianbei’s wine quality was, but she certainly knew about her character. Luxianbei’s character couldn’t be said to be terrible, but in general perception, it really wasn’t great.
There’s another saying: “Wine emboldens the timid.”
Someone like Luxianbei, who had such character, and was quite reckless at heart, but also possessed considerable spirit energy fluctuations, what actions would she take when drunk? Jumeng didn’t dare to imagine.
Faced with Jumeng’s questioning, Luxianbei’s gaze darted away, her voice lowering slightly. “No, didn’t I already say? I don’t know myself.”
“Who would remember what they did after getting drunk?” Luxianbei really couldn’t recall what she had done while drunk in the past.
But the fact that she couldn’t remember didn’t mean nobody had told her; as witnesses, Lu Ming and Bai Kai had already taken turns teasing her about those incidents countless times.
However, those were her dark pasts. How could she possibly share them with Jumeng?
Noticing Luxianbei’s evasive eye movements, Jumeng squinted and tugged at Luxianbei’s sleeve. “You little rascal! Do you think I’ll believe your nonsense?”
“I’m helping you, you know? If you get tipsy and start causing a ruckus here at the Liao Zhai Tavern, the menu for tomorrow will definitely need updating.”
At this point, Luxianbei’s heart tightened. She struggled a bit and broke free from Jumeng’s grip, rubbing her reddened cheeks and muttering, “It’s actually no big deal, it’s just…”
~ “Just what?” Jumeng tilted her head.
“Just, talked a bit too much, was a little more lively and cheerful, that’s all.”??? Jumeng’s eyes widened.
Good grief!
When you weren’t drunk, you were already a walking chatterbox and a social terror, and now you want to talk even more and be livelier?
That’s outrageous?!
“Don’t look at me with that expression!” Luxianbei rolled her eyes. “Even if I may talk a bit more, I won’t cause any trouble; that’s already pretty good, right?”
“It’s just that when I was little, during the New Year, I got drunk one time, and dragged the neighbor’s Samoyed into the snow, talking to a snowman for more than two hours.”
“I asked it why it was alone outside during the New Year, feeling too sorry for it, and decided to betroth the neighbor’s Samoyed to it, then stuffed the dog into the snowman’s arms and went home.”
That’s right, this child is just that warm-hearted!
That night, while the neighbors on Mudan Street were watching the Spring Festival Gala, they were accompanied by intermittent dog howls, but the dogs couldn’t be found for a while.
In the end, a neighbor discovered that the barking was coming from the snowman, mistaking it for some urban legend event, scaring them so much their faces turned paler than the snow on New Year’s Eve.
This was the only drunken episode Luxianbei clearly remembered. After all, it was the only time Lu Ming had recorded a video.
As for the rest, although they sounded even more ridiculous, there was no denying the possibility that Lu Ming and Bai Kai had fabricated those stories. They had always enjoyed tricking the kids!
“Jumeng,”
Although it didn’t sound like the type to go on a drunken rampage or cause destruction, did you ever consider the Samoyed’s feelings in the neighbor’s house?
Although the Samoyed, being one of the sledding trio, wouldn’t freeze to d*ath, wasn’t that considered dog ab*se? Jumeng thought, pressing on with her questioning, “Is that it? Nothing else?”
“That’s it!” Luxianbei shook her head expressionlessly.
Even if there was, she wouldn’t tell you!
Jumeng narrowed her eyes, silently sizing up Luxianbei for a moment before saying, “Alright, it doesn’t sound serious enough to have to take you back to Peach Spring.”
In fact, after discovering that Luxianbei had drunk so much wine from the General, Jumeng had already prepared for Luxianbei to go on a rampage.
After all, Luxianbei possessed a core that was the essence of certain urban legends, and witches were practically time bombs of negative emotions. In the past, Jumeng had witnessed a witch get drunk in the Liao Zhai Tavern, going on a killing spree, only to be stopped by Hu Boss and taken to the kitchen.
“So you mean,” Luxianbei looked at Jumeng and cautiously asked, “are we going back to the apartment now?” Although she said this, a hint of expectation flickered in her eyes.
After finally finding the Liao Zhai Tavern, she felt it would be a pity to just leave like that.
Seeming to understand what Luxianbei was thinking, Jumeng shook her head. “There’s no rush; the effects of the alcohol will at least last for an hour, meaning we still have close to two hours before the wine takes effect, so we can stay here a bit longer.”
“You finally came here once; just leaving like this would definitely feel like a pity, right?”
“By the way, how did you find this place? Did the little waiter invite you in?” As she asked, Luxianbei’s eyes widened, “What do you mean ‘did invite’? Is this tavern invitation-only? I thought you had to pay with something precious to dine here.”
While speaking, she lowered her voice and quietly recounted the interview notes from the Siye Society that she had seen earlier that day and how she had ended up at the Liao Zhai Tavern.
After listening, Jumeng paused for two seconds, then burst out laughing, “Hahaha, you actually came in as a food supplier, hahahaha!”
Luxianbei was somewhat irritated by Jumeng’s laughter, but she was also concerned about the invitation Jumeng mentioned. She asked flatly, “What’s so funny about that? Didn’t those guys in the interview notes come in that way?”
“Hah—!” Jumeng took a deep breath, suppressing her laughter and explained, “That’s exactly why I find it funny!”
“Logically speaking, creatures like you could have entered through other means and paid for your meal.”
“And now, you’re like a fool who spent a fortune buying a ticket from a scalper to attend a free charity concert. Isn’t that funny?”
Luxianbei’s expression darkened.
Originally, she could savor the delicious dishes her father made and spy on the cooking methods of “worldly flavors,” and even if it meant sacrificing “Love and Magical Girls,” it was still acceptable.
Now that Jumeng told her that she could have avoided paying such a heavy price, she found it hard to accept.
What was even harder to take was that she thought she could never play “Love and Magical Girls” again and had lumped all her saved “Hero Licenses” into that trash bin.
Seeing this, Jumeng patted her shoulder and comforted, “But don’t worry, when it’s time to settle the bill, I’ll talk to Hu Boss and let him put your bill on my tab.”
By the way, I’ll also help you get an invitation, so next time you want to come here, it won’t be so troublesome, but you’ll have to figure out how to pay for yourself next time.”
Upon hearing this, Luxianbei frowned. “See, isn’t that the issue? Tell me what other ways there are to pay for the meal!”
“I can’t pinpoint it exactly, but I suspect it has to do with emotions…” Jumeng interjected. Luxianbei asked, “Emotions? Like the type in Mengmeng’s drinks?”
“You know, Sister Me, as the master of the 800-li Peach Source, those who have a crush on me can line up from the Peach Source to Paris, and some troublesome folks always project all sorts of strange emotions onto me. Isn’t it reasonable for me to use their emotions to pay for my meal?” Jumeng continued.
“After all, those emotions are also one of the reasons for the corruption of powers, and having them around is just a curse, so…”
Luxianbei’s eyes brightened slightly at that point; she raised a small hand to interrupt, “Wait a minute, does that mean negative emotions can also be used as payment?”
“Exactly!”
“What about substances mixed with negative emotions?”
“That would work too!” Jumeng blurted out, then her expression stiffened as if she realized something. “Wait, what are you planning to do?”
Luxianbei raised an eyebrow at her, skillfully pulling out a small bottle of disaster water from her pocket and slamming it onto the table. “Look, will this thing work?”
“So it’s this cursed thing! Wow, are all you witches this disgusting?”
Holding her nose with one hand, Jumeng shifted back, looking disgusted. “We’re eating right now, can you not put this kind of dirty thing on the table?”
You, who grew up eating organic farm fertilizer, have the gall to find my disaster water dirty? Luxianbei opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but at that moment, a soft voice came from beside her.
“Dear customer, that’s okay!”
Looking in the direction of the voice, she saw Ying Ningning had come beside her without her noticing.
Ying Ningning pointed at the small bottle of disaster water in Luxianbei’s hand and smiled, “Customer, disaster water can be used as payment for a meal if you have enough of it.”
“Don’t worry, it’ll definitely be sufficient.” Luxianbei replied confidently. Not only would it be enough this time, but if she came a few more times, it might even be sufficient.
I’m not targeting anyone; I just wanted to say that all the other witch urban legend creatures are garbage when it comes to producing disaster water! Jumeng heard Ying Ningning’s words and furrowed her brows, “What do you need this thing for?”
It’s said that Hu Boss collects emotions as payment, which is used as cooking ingredients.
But can something as dirty as disaster water be used as food?
Although the color looks similar, you can’t really use it like soy sauce, can you?
“Well, yes.” Ying Ningning nodded. “Some customers with unique tastes love these products derived from witches; it adds a little something to the dishes they order, and they’ll be very happy.”
Yes, if one had to say, it’s probably like certain humans who enjoy cat poop coffee? Our tavern’s menu even has a drink called Witch Essence Coffee!
Perverted!
Although the starting point is not entirely the same, in an instant, Luxianbei and Jumeng both flashed the same word in their minds.
As the two fell into silence, Ying Ningning looked around at them and smiled, “So, can the two of you place your orders now?”
“Sure!” Luxianbei was the first to speak, with a surprising order, “Give me a dish of fennel beans, a dish of braised beef, and a few jars of the strongest wine!”
“Huh?” Jumeng was shocked. “Wait, why are you still drinking? I never noticed before that you have a drinking habit!”
I drink myself, what kind of outrageous operation is this?
Luxianbei looked at Jumeng and rolled her eyes. “You know nothing! I’ve already drunk so much; to avoid any strange behavior later, I’ll drink a bit more to render myself incapacitated when the effects hit, right?”
“Don’t worry; I’ll cover my own bill, no need for you!”
It sounds like something is off, but it also seems to make some sense? Jumeng frowned. “Aren’t you afraid of getting drunk and having someone take advantage of you?”
“Isn’t that what you’re here for?” Luxianbei said, “You’ll definitely take care of me, right?”
“Are you not afraid that I might do something to you?” Jumeng retorted.
“Not afraid!” Luxianbei blurted out. “Do whatever you want.”
Jumeng, ” ”
There has always been a type of person in the martial arts world who loves to join drinking parties but never pays the bill. Whenever the bill arrives, those who had been lively just moments ago will suddenly be so drunk they cannot distinguish anything.
Jumeng wasn’t sure if Luxianbei was that type of person from the rumors, but when Ying Ningning brought the bill to them, Luxianbei suddenly seemed to be dead drunk, collapsing under the table like a pile of mush.
Thus, she had no choice but to tearfully pay an exorbitant bill.
Although those negative emotions were of no use to her, when she calculated the cost, it was enough for her to enjoy several big meals at the Liao Zhai Tavern.
Overall, it was still a loss!
Supporting the unconscious Luxianbei, as she walked through the alley away from the Liao Zhai Tavern, Jumeng couldn’t help but grind her teeth in anger, “You rascal! This isn’t over; everything I paid for tonight, I will eventually get back from you!”
Just as her voice fell, she looked up and saw a tall figure in the alley ahead, holding a square-headed halberd, exuding a fierce aura.
That figure could only be the General.
He stood there quietly, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
Upon seeing this, Jumeng instantly tensed up, as if facing a great enemy, gripping Luxianbei tighter. A hint of coldness flashed in her dark green eyes.
I knew it; this guy had ill intentions when he forced Luxianbei to drink! What does this mean now? Planning to snatch her away, huh?
Hmph, do you think you’re that old monster? You think you can take someone from me just with your strength? Jumeng thought fiercely, casting the General a contemptuous glance and silently preparing for a confrontation.
